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Syed Muzaffar J

@syedmuzaffarj

Senior Data Scientist, Delivery Leadership at Ganit Business Solutions

Chennai

https://www.linkedin.com/in/syed-muzaffar-ba941a93/

Ganit Business SolutionsKumaraguru College of Technology

Syed Muzaffar is a data scientist with 6+ years of experience helping supply chain, operations, marketing, and merchandising divisions build analytical capabilities. He is a platform and technology agnostic professional with a proven track record of developing cutting-edge AI/ML solutions. He serves as a strategic client partner, specializing in CPG and retail sectors.

Experience

Senior Data Scientist

Ganit Business Solutions

•Oct 2019 - Present•Chennai

Developed robust forecasting engines using TensorFlow RNN, Prophet, and AWS forecasts for Area Sales Managers. Built an ensembled forecasting engine to predict sales across multiple African countries. Managed projects including recommender systems, promo simulators, and decision boards. Developed end-to-end pricing solutions using neural networks (Keras) for daily pricing recommendations across 1.5 million store-SKU combinations. Assisted clients in measuring promotion effectiveness and developed order monitoring systems to track purchase patterns and flag suspicious orders.

Trainee Decision Scientist

Mu Sigma Business Solutions

•May 2016 - Sep 2019•Bangalore

Diagnosed data pipelines and rationalized reporting, reducing total reports consumed from 250 to 13. Led the development of optimal pricing strategies using price elasticity and cannibalization models for a major UK retailer. Developed capacity forecasting models using LARS, Random Forest, and XGBoost, alongside Monte Carlo simulations for inventory optimization. Developed customer segmentation algorithms to identify various customer buckets for a global payments and technology company.

Education

Kumaraguru College of Technology

B.E.

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

Skills

R
Python
SQL
AWS
Tableau
Core data science and AI/ML solutions
Management consulting
Solution design
TensorFlow RNN
Prophet
Keras
XGBoost
Random Forest
PageRank
Monte Carlo simulations